Mr. Julian Heyward Ardis, 90, passed away on August 1, 2010 in Auburntown, Tenn. Born October 17, 1919, in Paxville, S.C., he was a son of the late John and Ellen Barwick Ardis. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict, and a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was the father of my co-worker Susan Berry. She and other co-workers traveled to Anderson, SC to attend my mother's services. I will always appreciate that act of kindness.
We often look for excuses when things don’t go our way, shifting the blame onto others instead of taking responsibility for our own choices. But excuses only grow stronger the more we feed them. This same pattern shows up when it comes to doing what’s right—we stay silent, waiting for someone else to step forward, rather than holding ourselves accountable. “What’s your excuse now?” is a challenge to stop hiding behind hesitation and a sense of true comfort in our own skin.
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